Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 27.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 27.06 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 105.72 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.13 kg per square kilometre, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 111th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.56 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 75.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 71.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 72.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 74.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 75.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 76.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 78.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 80.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 81.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 83.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 85.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 87.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 88.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 88.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 66.6 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 46.28 kg per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1978 | 46.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 47.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 47.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 54.34 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 43.79 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 44.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 50.23 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 54.14 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 51.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 55.85 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 52.97 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 57.4 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 61.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 64.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 67.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 70.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 73 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 73.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 100.19 kg per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 105.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 54.28 kg per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2001 | 95.14 kg per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 53.43 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 48.83 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 50.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 50.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.86 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 40.75 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 35.78 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 39.46 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 38.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.77 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 34.27 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 35.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 29.82 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 24.4 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 23.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 18.78 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 17.13 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 22.37 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 23.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 25.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 26.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 27.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.63 kg per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 27.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +75.3% | 54.28 kg per square kilometre | 95.14 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -48.7% | 105.72 kg per square kilometre | 54.28 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -43.8% | 95.14 kg per square kilometre | 53.43 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.3 kg per square kilometre | 71.01 kg per square kilometre | 80.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.26 kg per square kilometre | 46.28 kg per square kilometre | 88.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.19 kg per square kilometre | 43.79 kg per square kilometre | 57.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.79 kg per square kilometre | 61.33 kg per square kilometre | 105.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.56 kg per square kilometre | 35.78 kg per square kilometre | 95.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.93 kg per square kilometre | 17.13 kg per square kilometre | 38.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.75 kg per square kilometre | 23.91 kg per square kilometre | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 27.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 105.72 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.13 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 111th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.